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With any project or experiment, there needs to be some guidelines, principles, and rules. The rules create a framework for the experiment and benchmarks for accountability. So, what are the T.S.E. rules? (Note, it is likely that as the experiment progresses, these rules may be edited from time to time to address circumstances that are unknown at this time). Here are the rules:

–No Criminal Activity. [This rule may seem self evident, but in the realm of “extreme frugality” shoplifting and foraging are acceptable. So this rule exists to prevent wrongful behavior] (more…)

You have been selected to participate in the Thrifty Spender Experiment (T.S.E.). Who I am is not important, but you may refer to me as your handler. Starting January 1, 2011 and lasting 6 months, you will begin receiving assignments about every two weeks to cut various expenses; success may be rewarded, failure will be punished.

What is T.S.E? Given the difficult economic times and unemployment remaining steady at 9.6%, T.S.E. wants to test and discover real solutions for upwardly mobile middle class individuals and families to cut expenses and weather difficult financial times. (more…)